New Mexico Elk Hunting & Deer Hunting NM Hunting Guides, Elk Hunts, Deer Hunts

Scott Smith

Port Barre, Louisiana

Oct 2007

JACO Outfitters, LLC is currently booking hunts for the 2008/2009 hunt season. New Mexico big game application deadline is currently April 9th, 2008.

JACO Outfitters, LLC license application program can assist you in drawing an Elk, Mule Deer, Antelope or Big Horn Sheep license in the New Mexico public draw. The application program can assist you in drawing you a permit through the New Mexico draw. Please contact JACO Outfitters, LLC at 575-387-2665 or 505-379-5551 for details on the program.

Ron Hanson / Jo Chaves New Mexico 5X6 Bull

Fully Guided Big Game Hunts

Summer Pack & Fish Trips

" Experience of a Lifetime"

JACO Outfitters LLC is a licensed, experienced hunting guide service for trophy elk and other big game in New Mexico.

Cliff Weindel / Ernest Trujillo New Mexico 6X6 Bull Elk

We hunt throughout the state in public and

private hunting units with your choice of bow, muzzleloader or rifle where there are large populations of big game.

In addition to elk, there are excellent herds of Mule Deer and Merriam's Turkey in abundance. We offer Gila Wilderness elk hunting, New Mexico antelope hunting and much more. We also guide hunts for Black Bear, Mountain Lion (Cougar), Bighorn Sheep, Merriam's Turkey and Pronghorn Antelope. We will assist you in drawing a public big game license in the public draw.

Guaranteed landowner elk and antelope tags are available for an additional fee for those individuals who are unsuccessful in drawing a public elk or antelope tag.

transportation to and from the field, packing and field dressing of game and photos will be provided on your hunt.

I cannot stress the importance of conditioning your body for an Elk Hunt. The style of hunting is not the same as Whitetail hunting. This is an Elk, a very large, big game animal. I have seen hunters come to the Rockies to hunt Elk, only to find out that they were not in shape. This is no joking matter, and needs to be taken very seriously. If you are from other parts of the country you will have to deal with the fact that the air is thinner, and breathing can be a chore. Remember, you must go to the Elk; they are not going to come to you. That may be a matter of a small hike or a hike of many miles. And if you should get one you have to then get it out.

If you are on a guided hunt you will have the experience of the guide with you, but if you are on a self-guided hunt, you could be in for a task that will devastate you. Thinking you "are" in shape for this isn't enough. You need to be sure. When you are on your hunt, it is not the time to find out that you are not in shape. Seek the advice of your doctor to set up an exercise program. You will not be hunting hard for one day, but you may be hunting hard for 7 days or more. You may also be hunting in elevations of up to 10,000 feet or more.

Don't let your poor physical condition ruin your hunt. You will probably be hunting with a pack on your back as well, something many of you may not be used to. Get a good pack that can do the job you want it to do, and be comfortable on you as well. That'll all be extra weight that you are not accustomed to. You will need to strengthen your upper body as well as your legs to cope with the reality of Elk hunting. Conditioning may not be the answer to hunting success, but believe me; it will certainly play a big part. It will help eliminate two limiting factors, exhaustion and fatigue.